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| DUKE NUKEM 3D HIGH RESOLUTION PACK (HRP) |
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| A Duke3D Community Project |
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| Compiled by NightFright |
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| Repository Snapshot >= 5.3.566 (2013-10-01) |
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CONTENTS OF THIS README
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1) About
2) Installation
3) Notes
3.1) WIP Release
3.2) Highlights of this Release
3.3) Known Issues
3.4) Title Screen Art
3.5) EDuke32 Port
4) License
4.1) HRP
4.2) Others
5) Contact/Links
6) Credits
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1) ABOUT
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Remember "Duke Nukem 3D", the great first-person shooter 3D Realms released
back in 1996? Its cool protagonist, ingame atmosphere, original weaponry and
many other features make it worth playing even today.
For all Duke fans who want to play the game again in a modern Windows / Linux
environment with 3D accelerated graphics, the Duke3D community has created the
High Resolution Pack (HRP). Utilizing the amazing skills of various texturing
and modelling artists, the project's goal is to replace all textures and
sprites with high-res versions, optimizing it for latest OpenGL ports.
All you need is the "duke3d.grp" file from your original Duke3D v1.3d or
Atomic (v1.5) CD-ROM. You can also play with the shareware version available
over at http://www.3drealms.com/downloads.html .
What the Duke Nukem 3D HRP has to offer:
- EDuke32 port for Duke Nukem 3D (by TerminX and Plagman, based on JFDuke3D
by Jonathon "JonoF" Fowler). Supports older Polymost renderer as well as
the more advanced Polymer renderer (with advanced effects like
normal/specular mapping, per-pixel dynamic lighting, real-time shadows,etc)
For more info about these ports, check out JonoF's JFDuke3D and the
EDuke32 site.
- 32-bit high resolution textures with 4-8 times the detail of the original
textures.
- Models instead of the old sprites.
While the HRP is still "work in progress" and missing quite a few textures and
models, you can check the Duke4.net forums at http://forums.duke4.net for
additional content or even better contributing something of your own.
The community's goal is to issue a new HRP version once in 1-2 year(s).
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2) INSTALLATION
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Installing is easy:
First make sure you have your Duke3D CD in your CD/DVD drive or an existing
installation of the game. You can also just have the "duke3d.grp" file
somewhere on your system.
Then run the self-extracting archive (the file you downloaded/got from a friend
or whatever) by double-clicking it. Then just choose any hard drive/subdir of
your personal preference.
After the extraction process is complete, you may copy over any existing
"duke3d.grp" file you already have (either directly from the installation disc
or from the folder which contains your digital copy). Be sure to overwrite the
existing "duke3d.grp" since this one only contains the shareware episode.
After you are done, start the game by clicking "eduke32.exe" in the Duke3D
folder.
You can also create a shortcut by right-clicking the file and choose
"Send to" --> "Desktop (Create shortcut)".
IMPORTANT:
In order to see the high resolution textures and models, you have to change the
render mode to 32-bit Polymer in the "Video Settings" under "Options" in the
game menu.
Otherwise, HRP content will not work (properly)!
POLYMOST COMPATIBILITY OPTION:
For players who are unable to use the advanced Polymer renderer (e.g. because
they experience graphics issues or their graphics card simply can't handle it),
please deactivate (= untick) the "Polymer" checkbox in the EDuke32 launcher and
run the game with this parameter: -hduke3d_hrp_polymost.def
> Example: E:\Duke3D\eduke32.exe -hduke3d_hrp_polymost.def
Alternatively, and if you want to run mods like DukePlus, using the
Polymost Override Pack (put into the autoload folder) is the recommended way of
running the Polymost HRP mode. A matching version of this pack should be
available soon after any HRP release at:
http://forums.duke4.net/index.php?showtopic=3513
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3) NOTES
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3.1) WIP Release
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Since this is a work in progress version of the pack which has not been tested
extensively, there are probably some issues that need fixing. Please let us
know of any problems with it so they can be sorted out in future versions. Also
notify us if we are missing any art that's been released prior to the pack's
release date, even though we have skipped some stuff since we simply did not
like it, there is maybe some stuff that has been missed to include.
Please also be aware of the fact that we are still missing models and textures
because these have not been remade yet by the community. They will probably
be featured in upcoming releases of the HRP (or updates).
For a full summary of what's left to do, you may have a look at the HRP Wiki
todo-list: http://hrp.duke4.net/wiki/doku.php?id=other:next_hrp_release
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3.2) Highlights of this Release
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Compared to previous release (HRP v5.2), you can expect the following changes:
[FEATURE] New maphacks system: Hacks for 500+ custom maps included!
[UPDATE] Polymer versions of 15 existing textures added; about 10 new textures
(some for Ep.4)
[UPDATE] Remakes of existing props models:
Airlock sign, microphone, exit sign, hand dryer, Terminator+arm,
Cycloid Emperor hologram, Dukeburger statue
[UPDATE] Remakes of character models for Cycloid Emperor (by Tea Monster) and
Duke (by Mark Skelton, Tea Monster and Spiker)
[UPDATE] Remakes of pickup models: Jetpack, health bottles, First Aid kit
[UPDATE] Improvements for Mighty Boot, HUD pistol hands and chaingun muzzleflash
[UPDATE] New level stats screen (based on new Duke model)
[FIX] Screen alignment fix for HUD scubagear
[FIX] Small corrections for pistol and shotgun pickup models (size, rotation,
center)
IMPORTANT!
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Please note that all HRP v5.x contents have been optimized for usage with the
Polymer renderer. This means that if you use the older Polymost renderer,
you WILL encounter problems (HUD weapons rendered incorrectly, or other display
glitches). Polymer requirements offer advanced graphics effects but demand much
better hardware.
If you are forced to use Polymost due to having a weaker machine, be sure to
launch the HRP in Polymost mode (see "Installation" section for more info)!
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3.3) Known issues
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Although we've tried hard to eliminate or avoid any glitches, unfortunately
some of them could not be removed in this release. Here are those we know of:
- Current EDuke32 problems (might get fixed in future versions):
> The startup screens are not optimized for widescreen resolutions and
might show black stripes on both sides and possibly some distortions,
depending on your display.
> EDuke32 (current version is r4791) does not make use of the HRP's
maphack file hierarchy yet. Therefore, the UserMapHacks pack needs to
be downloaded to make use of the already existing user map maphacks.
- Rarely you will still find props, pickup weapons or the like that are
clipping into walls, often preventing you from seeing them completely.
Maphacks can fix these glitches, so don't hesitate to report anything you
consider worthy of correcting.
- Slime babe #1323 has a transparency/clipping bug with her hair. Updating
the model should solve that problem.
- If you use OpenGL texture compression/disk caching in EDuke32, the skyboxes
will lose detail, i.e. look more pixellated than intended. This can be
especially noticed with L.A. Night skybox (as seen in E1L1) when looking at
the clouds. Right now, your only choice to fix this is to deactivate texture
compression in the menu. Note that this will also deactivate disk caching, so
you will have to deal with increased level loading times and possibly jerky
framerates in some situations.
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3.4) Title Screen Art
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The front screen is a slightly modified and enhanced version of 3D Realms'
original art work used with permission.
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3.5) EDuke32 Port
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The EDuke32 port is an enhanced version of JonoF's initial JFDuke3D port and
features enhanced mod support together with tons of newly-added code. It is
released and maintained by TerminX.
We are using EDuke32 for running HRP now because the port gets updated
frequently, and it offers advanced features for which HRP contents has been
optimized.
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4) LICENSES
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4.1) HRP
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The contents of the High Resolution Pack are licensed under these three
licenses:
- The build engine is licensed under Ken Silverman's Build License which can be
found in "BUILDLIC.TXT".
- The EDuke32 port is licensed under the GNU Public license which can be found
in "GNU.TXT".
- The art content is licensed under the High Resolution Pack Art License which
can be found in "hrp_art_license.txt".
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4.2) Others
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Some textures in this pack are based on source textures copyrighted by
CGTextures.com. Permission to use and distribute these specific textures has
been granted to the author(s) of this texture pack. Textures downloaded from
CGTextures.com are copyrighted and may NOT be redistributed or sold. For
more information and the full license, please visit http://www.cgtextures.com.
This disclaimer applies to the following textures:
- highres\sprites\props: 585
- highres\sprites\signs: 4420, 4949, 4955
- highres\textures: 1120
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5) CONTACT/LINKS
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Robin "NightFright" Reisinger
(HRP author) .................................... nightfright2k7 [at] gmail.com
Richard "TerminX" Gobeille
(EDuke32 port author) ........................... terminx [at] gmail.com
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Message Boards
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http://forums.duke4.net
The texture and model projects can be found in the Duke Nukem 3D source board:
http://forums.duke4.net/index.php?showtopic=779
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IRC Channels
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- 3D Realms IRC Fan Channel ..... #3dr@irc.quakenet.org
- JFDuke3D @ IRC ................ #jfduke@irc.freenode.net
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Visit Us Online!
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- Duke3D High Resolution Pack ... http://hrp.duke4.net
- EDuke32 port (by TerminX) ..... http://eduke32.com
- Duke4.net ..................... http://www.duke4.net
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6) CREDITS
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All the following people are involved in this release. They all have our
gratitude, for nothing of the great artwork (or pretty much anything else)
would have been possible to include without their support and effort.
Please notify us if you did contribute to this project without being listed
here!
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JFDuke3D Port
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JonoF
Ken Silverman
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EDuke32 Port
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Helixhorned
Hendricks266
Plagman
TerminX
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Highres Textures
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0815Jack
ADM
Alexander Filippov
AlgorithMan
Besli
Conrad Coldwood
Another Duke Fan
Armando
Audiocraz
BlitZ
Cage
chicken
Daedolon
Devastator
Ding Bat
DLT
dood!
Dreams
DukeAtomic
Ecmaster76
endmilled
Fearpi
Flacken.WS
Gambini
Gman
gt1750
Hendricks266
Impact
JaJo
Jblade
jimbob
Kef Nukem
Kev_Hectic
Kevin9er
Killd a ton
L.D. Simone
L2theKING
Lemming
Lightsource
Marked
Megadeus
motionblur
NightFright
Night Hacker
nyne
ooppee
ozz
Parkar
Piccolo
Piterplus
princetonEO
Rellik66
Roger
Roma Loom
Quakis
Semicharm
Sky Fox
Steveeeie
SwissCM
Tesserex
theRobot
toadie2k
Tip
Vasilinka
Viciarg
WarHammer
White Alven
yossa
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3D Models and Skins
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alandog
AlgorithMan
Besli
Blunty
Cipher
Conrad Coldwood
dood!
Dr. Kill
DukeAtomic
drvarek
Ecmaster76
efikkan
empyrock
Eric R
escapist
Esslan
FlackenWS
Forder
General Failure
GodBlitZor
gt1750
Hellbound
ilovefoxes
Jean Gorospe
Jokke_r
Killd a ton
Kralex
L2theKING
Madaut
MagNet
Mark Skelton
Mean Person
Millenia
motionblur
Mr.Fibbles
ozz
Parkar
Piterplus
Plagman
Radar1013
Renegado
Roma Loom
Sky Fox
Soul Collector
Spiker
Steveeeie
Supertanker
SwissCM
Tea Monster
vakooja
Vasilinka
YicklePigeon
zilppuri
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Highpals
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Lezing/CraigFatman
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Maphacks
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> Initial Release
Dave-ros
DSotM
Ecmaster76
endmilled
ikkejw
Killd a ton
Night Hacker
noctrun
Okira
Piterplus
Renegado
Zebius
> "Reloaded" Release
Hunter_rus
NightFright
> User Map Maphacks
LeoD
> Polymer Lighting
Devastator
Micky C
Roma Loom
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SVN Maintenance
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Devastator (retired)
Hendricks266
LeoD
NightFright
Parkar (retired)
Piterplus (retired)
Plagman (retired)
Roma Loom
Spiker
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HRP Assembly
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NightFright
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Special Thanks to
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- 3D Realms, for making this great game in the first place!
- The guys at Duke4.net for hosting and help building the HRP website!
- All of you who support and contribute to the project!
- All the mirrors and seeders!